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CHAR-LES WV. SIVER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE MANU-FACTURERS AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

VALVE-INDICATOR.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 533,615, dated February5, 1895.

Application filed May 28, l 894. $erial No. 512,604. (No model.)

01,25 whom it may concern.- and around the spindle is placed a strip,a,of Be it known that I, CHARLES XV. SIVER, of metal having its endportions extending out- Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the wardat right angles to the spindle and form- State of New York, haveinvented new and ing a swiveled arm. Between the ends of the 5 usefulImprovements in Valve-Indicators, of strip, a, and riveted thereto is abar, I), de-

which thefollowing, taken in connection with pending vertically. Aboutmidway of the the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, length of thebar, I), and fixed to the cap, 13, and exact description. by solder orother suitable means, isabracket,

Myinvention relates to indicators forvalves, 0, having an aperturethrough which the bar, IO particularly those having a spindle which has1), slides. The bracket, 0, is provided at its a reciprocating movementwhen the valve is outer end and is preferably integral with a operated;and the object is to provide an insmall frame, d, which extends upwardlyand dicator that is simple, easily operated and vertically from thebracket. Between the positive in its action. sides of the frame, d,which form guides, is 1:5 To this end my invention consists in the asign plate or target a. The said target is combination with a valve, ofabar connected about the size of the opening in the frame, to said valveand adapted to be reciprocated and has engraved or printed on one sidethe by the same, a target pivoted to the said bar word Open and on theother or opposite and having one side provided with a sign difside, theword Shut. One side of the tar- 7o 20 ferent from the opposite side, andstationary getis provided with perforated ears,e, which means wherebythe target is reversed during extend on both sides of the bar, I), or asmall the movement of the valve. projection, 19, on the front side ofsaid bar.

In the drawings hereto annexed and form- A pivot, 6', extends throughthe ears of the ing a part of this specification, Figure 1 is the targetand the projection horizontally, secur- 25 front side elevation of avalve embodying ing these parts together.

my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of When the valve is open andthe wheel, E, the same, both views showing the position of andspindle,D,are raised to their highest point the parts when the valve isclosed. Fig. 3 is the projection to which the target is pivoted an endview of the same valve showing the is raised to a position behind theupper hori- 8o 0 position of the parts when the valve is open zontalportion of the frame, cl, so that the or raised, and Fig. 4 is anenlarged vertical target hangs from the projection exposing totransverse section of the target and frame view through the opening inthe frame, the showing clearly the preferred shape of their word Openbut when the valve is closed and edges the wheel and spindle are loweredto their Referring specifically to the drawings, A is lowest positionthe opposite side of the target the body of the valve. or sign-plate,bearing the word Shut or B is the cap, A and B together forming theClosed is exposed to view through the openi ing in the frame, thesign-plate or target hav- 0 is the gate or valve and D the revoluble ingcompletely turned over during the down- 0 4o reciprocating spindlesuitably secured to the ward movement of the valve and spindle. valveand provided at its opposite or upper This is effected, as will bereadily understood, end with the usual hand-wheel E. The valve by thetarget moving in contact with the lower and spindle are raised andopened as usual by horizontal portion of the frame and the pivotrevolving the spindle by means of the wheel, moving to a position behindthe said lower 5 in one direction, and closed and lowered by horizontalportion of the frame. The target revolving the spindle in the oppositedirecis turned over and inverted during each comtion, plete downward orupward movement of the In equipping this form of valve with my valvespindle. invention 1 f ably b t ingdeorease The target is preferablylonger than the zoo 50 the size of the spindle, D, just below thedistance between the inner top and bottom wheel so as to form shouldersbetween which edges of the frame and said edges together with the edgesof the target are beveled or rounded to facilitate free and easymovement.

I do not desire to be limited to the particular form of valve shown, norto the exact construction of the indicator as it may be varied in formwithout departing from my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a valve, of a bar connected to said valve andadapted to be reciprooated by the same, a target pivoted to the said barand provided with signs, and stationary means whereby the position ofthe target is reversed during the movement of said valve, as set forth.

2. The combination with a valve, of a bar adapted to be reoiprooatedvertically and longitudinally, a sign plate pivoted to the said bar, andstationary means whereby the said plate is inverted during each movementof the said bar, as set forth.

3. The combination with avalve, its casing, and the longitudinallymovable spindle, of a bar connected to said spindle and movable with thelatter, a target pivoted to the said bar, and a stationary part fixed tothe casing to reverse the position of the target during the movement ofsaid bar, as set forth.

4. The combination with a valve, its casing, and the longitudinallymovable spindle connected to the valve, of a bar swiveled on saidspindle and extending parallel therewith, a guide for the bar secured tothe casing, a frame fixed to the guide, a sign-plate pivoted to the barand held in position and guided by the frame, and suspended in suchrelation to the frame that it will be reversed by the latter during eachmovement of the valve, as set forth.

5. The combination with the valve, casing and revoluble reciprocatingspindle, of astrip, a, bar, b, secured to said strip, target, .2,projection, b, ears, e, pivot, 6'', guide, 0, and frame, 01, providedwith beveled edges on its inner horizontal sides, as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

CHARLES W. SIVER. [L. S.]

Witnesses:

MARK W. DEWEY, H. M. SEAMANS.

